[gentoo-dev] GRP Installation Instructions: test plz

[gentoo-dev] GRP Installation Instructions: test plz

[Sven Vermeulen]

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Hi,

There are some inconsistent reports on the GRP installation commands on the
installation guide.

The installation instructions are now:

	For CD 1:
# cp -R /mnt/cdrom/distfiles/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles/
# cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages/

	For CD 2:
# cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /usr/portage/packages/

I've tested these commands in simulation and they seemed to work. Note that
the trailing "/" are necessary. However, I do not have the CD-1+2 so I can't
test it 100% (I do have a listing on what's on the CDs). 

If there are still troubles with these commands, speak up plz, but I'm not
really interested in other commands that accomplish the same, I just want the
installation guide to be correct so we can have the new LiveCDs with a
working installation guide.

Wkr,
	Sven Vermeulen


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Re: [gentoo-dev] GRP Installation Instructions: test plz

[Nathaniel McCallum]

Sven Vermeulen <swift@gentoo.org> writes:
>Hi,
>
>There are some inconsistent reports on the GRP installation commands on
>the
>installation guide.
>
>The installation instructions are now:
>
>	For CD 1:
># cp -R /mnt/cdrom/distfiles/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles/
># cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages/
>
>	For CD 2:
># cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /usr/portage/packages/
>
>I've tested these commands in simulation and they seemed to work. Note
>that
>the trailing "/" are necessary. However, I do not have the CD-1+2 so I
>can't
>test it 100% (I do have a listing on what's on the CDs). 
>
>If there are still troubles with these commands, speak up plz, but I'm not
>really interested in other commands that accomplish the same, I just want
>the
>installation guide to be correct so we can have the new LiveCDs with a
>working installation guide.
I think CD 2's command is meant for use after the reboot, when in the new
system... thus missing the /mnt/gentoo.  However, I couldn't get the
packages to install until I copied them into
/mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages/All/.  Strange...

nathaniel


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Re: [gentoo-dev] GRP Installation Instructions: test plz

[Sven Vermeulen]

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On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 09:45:18AM -0400, Nathaniel McCallum wrote:
> I think CD 2's command is meant for use after the reboot, when in the new
> system... thus missing the /mnt/gentoo.  

It's not meant to be executed after the reboot (although you can ofcourse do
it after rebooting). /mnt/gentoo is missing because you're still in the
chrooted environment. You leave the chrooted environment in the next chapter.

> However, I couldn't get the packages to install until I copied them into
> /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages/All/.  Strange...

CD-2 has the following layout: /mnt/cdrom/packages/All/*, meaning
	# cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /usr/portage/packages/
will be copying 
	/mnt/cdrom/packages/All/foo -> /usr/portage/packages/All/foo
which is exactly what we want.

Wkr,
	Sven Vermeulen

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